Common Core: Writing

3.W.2c

Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

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3.W.2d

Provide a concluding statement or section.

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3.W.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

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3.W.3a

Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

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3.W.3b

Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

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3.W.3c

Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.

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3.W.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

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3.W.1a

Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

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3.W.1b

Provide reasons that support the opinion.

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3.W.1c

Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.

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2.W.4

(Begins in grade 3)

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2.W.5

With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.

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